Profile
Dr Swah Teck Sin is a Senior Consultant in Family Medicine, managing a wide range of ambulatory conditions seen in Primary Care.
He has held various administrative positions in MOH and SingHealth Polyclinics. He is now devoted to clinical teaching medical students at Duke-NUS, at both undergraduate and postgraduate clinicians levels. He is a member of Family Medicine Examination Committee and is an examiner for medical students at Duke-NUS and YLLSoM, GDFM, MMED, Fellowship and APN exams.
Besides Family Medicine, he takes a keen interest in medical law and ethics and he has been actively teaching clinical ethics.
Education
- PGDL (UK) Medical Law & Ethics (2016)
- FAMS (2015)
- FCFP(S) (2000)
- FRACGP (1993)
- MBBS (1986)
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Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships
- Member, Admission Committee, Duke-NUS
- Associate Mediator, Singapore Mediation Centre
- Member, Family Medicine Examination Committee, NUS
- Member, Complaints Committee, Singapore Medical Council
- Member, Medical Advisory Panel, Singapore Police Force, Ministry of Home Affairs
- Member, Child Health Workgroup, SingHealth Polyclinics
- Member, Build Patient Experience Workgroup, SingHealth Polyclinics
- Facilitator, IDPR, Centre for Residency and Faculty Development , SingHealth Services
- Member, Centralised Institutional Review Board E, SingHealth Services
- Examiner for GDFM and MMed (FM) Examinations, NUS
- Examiner for Advanced Practice Nurse Examination, NUS
- Examiner for MCFP and Fellowship Examinations, College of Family Physicians
- Member, Centralized Institutional Research Board E, SingHealth Services
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Awards
- Distinguished Senior Clinician Award (2020), Ministry of Health
- Long Service Award, 2020 (30 years), SingHealth Services
- MOH Appreciation and Awards, (5 years), (2019), Ministry of Health
- Outstanding Faculty Award (2019), RiSE, SingHealth Services
- Outstanding Faculty Award (2016), RiSE, SingHealth Services
- The Long Service Medal (Pingat Bakti Setia) (2015), Ministry of Health
- Distinguished Educators’ Award (2015), College of Family Physicians, Singapore
- Singapore Health Quality Service Award (STAR), Singapore Health Services
- Long Service Award, 2009 (20 years), SingHealth Polyclinics
- Exsa Award 2008 (STAR), 2009 (STAR), Spring Singapore
- Exsa Award 2007 (GOLD), Spring Singapore
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Publications
- Impact of cigarette smoking on symptoms and quality of life of adults with asthma managed in public primary care clinics in Singapore: a questionnaire study, Tan NC, Ngoh SH, Teo SS, Swah TS, Chen Z, Tai BC, Prim Care Respir J, 2012 Mar 21(1) 90-3
- Factors influencing living kidney donation in Singapore: Ow Yong LM, Lim C, Chow WL, van de Erf S, Venna J, Swah TS, Teo SH, Goh SC, Tan CS, Kee T, Prog Transplant, 2012, Mar 22(1): 95:101
- Knowledge and Practice of Breast Cancer Screening amongst Public Health Nurses in Singapore: Chong PN, Krishnan M, Hong CY, Swah TS, SMJ 2002 Vol 43(10): 509-516
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